This is absolutely ridiculous. He will make himself available for as many
depositions and interviews that are required when it comes to the
extortion issue, but can get away with not being available for the
domestic abuse charges depositions and won't answer any police
questions about it either. Talk about preferential treatment. Is it any
wonder the woman got as much proof as she could before coming forward.
He said in one of the tapes that nobody would believe you. Seems even
with all this evidence his paid bloggers are constantly online trying to
cast doubt on the undisputable evidence.

I'm still not buying that he ever struck her… I couldn't see any evidence in any of the pictures, other than the broken teeth… (with no damage to the mouth…. wtf??) and having been struck in the face FOR REAL i can guarantee you that you bruise up. The pic of the black eye? where???? just looked like she looks without makeup… dark circles. No swelling.

Now, was he a complete jackass fucktard and verbally abusive? I'd say you betcha. I'd also bet a million dollars that he had reason to be angry (not that that would justify how off the wall he became), this broad was clearly just out for his money. These over the hill old fart formerly handsome men (looking at you Paul McCartney!) need to realize that chix are attracted to their WALLETS not their faces.

There's got to be some clear indication of extortion for the Sheriff's Department to interview Mel a second time. If there was no evidence of extortion, they'd just give the case to the DA along with the domestic violence charge, and it's a done deal.

Re: megaera – actually the opposite… if it was a strong enough case it would have been handed to the DA.. but they are pulling him in for more questioning.. as in they don't have enough to charge… way to be completely wrong!
i think she is a gold digger but that isn't a crime… however harrasment, threatening, and abusing women is for sure against the law.. he is guilty of 2 for sure and the jury will soon be out on the third.. but he lied about all three until the proof came out..
shouldn't have left your wife for a younger model and you wouldn't be in this mess!

Golddiggers wouldn't ever shake down their goldmines would they? Surely not. Surely golddiggers are beyond reproach and would never try to extort moey from the hapless morons they snare with their punyanis. No! Nobody is disputing Gibson is a dickhead, but there is zero proof that he hit the golddigger (who by the way is a doppelganger for Octomom). I think Oksana IS Octomom! They're never seen toether.

! There is no solid, undeniable proof that Mel did in fact physically abuse Oksana. The tapes do not prove anything in terms of the physical abuse allegations - just cause Mel said 'she deserved it' does not make it true, people say all kinds of things when they're angry and inebriated, and sometimes even fail to realise when someone is baiting them! Oksana was Mel's gf for some time, so she knew just what triggered his rage and had no qualms in using it to her benefit. Having said that, by no means do I say Oksana deserved it or that what Mel said was right because it wasn't, he was verbally abusive and that issue should be addressed. My main concern is that Mel is being accused of physical abuse without there being concrete evidence. He may very well have hit her, yet one cannot just assume that if a person is verbally abusive then he surely must have been physically abusive too! The witnesses Oksana has brought forward are almost all biased as they have her interests at heart, such as her son, her bodyguards, whom she pays, and the late babysitter who who was insulted by Mel. Even the dentist and the doctor have been inconsistent in their accounts throughout, and those photos of Oksana's teeth are questionable at best! The photo that I saw, maybe there are others I haven't seen, do not show any bruising, scratches or a busted lip one would be prone to after allegedly getting punched in the mouth!

Cont: And lest we forget, Oksana did not care in the least that she was accusing Mel of hitting Lucia when she very well knew he was not responsible for that! I highly doubt a serious investigation such as the Child Protection Services Department carried out would clear Mel of child abuse if there was solid evidence of child abuse! And going back to the tapes, I believe Oksana premeditated the recording and leaking, I clearly remember her saying 'One day you'll answer’, that proves that she planned on releasing those tapes. If it wasn't her or a family member who released them, who else?? Who else has to gain from this? She used those tapes to use them as leverage over Mel, to garner sympathy and to make Mel look like a monster. It is only natural for us as emotive beings to naturally side with the alleged victim, who in this case is Oksana, without knowing the full, unaltered story, but one should ensure one knows all the details before jumping to conclusions.

Cont: While I don't condone the way he spoke to her, one cannot say that there aren't people out there who hurled abuse some time in their life, what differentiates this case from any other is the fact that Mel is a celeb, therefore his actions draw attention while if it were a 'normal' person saying those things, it would, unfortunately, pass unnoticed! Let me be clear here and say that I am not saying that Mel should be given special treatment or that his verbal abuse should be overlooked, because it shouldn't. But Oksana recorded an argument which under normal circumstances is not shared with the rest of the world, and used it to her benefit. The only good thing that came out of the release of those tapes is that Mel's verbal abuse was brought out in the open, and everyone knows he is a verbal abuser. We have yet to see if he is in fact a physical abuser too. And who knows, maybe Oksana really did try to extort Mel. I wouldn't put it past her.

Re: just keeping it real – You go away! I can do whatever I want whether you like it or not and there's not a damn thing you can do about it! There is such a thing called freedom of speech, ever heard of it? And you prove just how immature you are, calling someone you don't agree with Mel's PR and wanting them to go away. If you had any backbone you would state your own views to prove your point not just sit there and whine!

YOU KNOW, THIS LITTLE BABY HAS GOTTEN LOST IN THIS WHOLE THING. THESE TWO ADULTS CLAIM TO BE CARING FOR THIS LITTLE ONE, BUT I SURE DON'T SEE IT. IT APPEARS TO BE ALL ABOUT "THEM" AND THEY HAVE LOST THEIR FOCUS.

Mel lost interest in Oksana as soon as he impregnated her. Abusers often deliberately get the woman pregnant to further their control over her. Ironically, this makes the woman less attractive, because she is now "possessed" by him, and he no longer is in "chase" mode. Classic domestic abuse scenario.